Sea Buckthorn Pudding

  Li Rui awkwardly took the towel and wiped his sweat, "Sister, I'm not tired, there's still one more car, I'll send it over later. Big brother told me to take care of you, I couldn't go back on my word."

  Bai Xinyi looked at Li Rui, who was much younger than herself, and felt a little sorry for the kid. Because of his poor family background and short stature, his marriage had been delayed.

  "Li Rui, you go ahead and get busy, we'll buy some meat later and have a simple meal here tonight. Your elder brother and sister-in-law said before they left that although they've gone out to work, you must take good care of your little brother."

  Li Rui smiled and said, "Sister, wait a bit, I'll come over with Da Jun later. That kid is also craving meat."

  Bai Xinyi smiled and nodded, inwardly sighing that this little brother was indeed meticulous, able to consider so many things.

  Bai Xinyi went to the minority area and bought some mutton back, but as soon as she arrived at the door, she saw two children who had disappeared in the afternoon leading a large group of children coming this way, and each child seemed to be holding a sandalwood.

  Bai Haoran was in good physical condition and saw his eldest aunt standing at the entrance of the street, so he ran over with small steps and showed her what was in his hand.

  "Auntie, look at this one we picked before, my sister said it's quite delicious."

  Bai Xinyi smiled and stroked her little nephew's face, which had turned rosy from running too fast, making him even more adorable.

  "Hmm, we really did a great job, harvesting so much."

  Bai Xinyi took the thing from her nephew's hand, and only brought them back home after Yu Tong and the others ran over. Carrying so many sand thorns and leading the two children into the house, she found it a bit strange that Xiao Yatou would think of this, as she didn't find these sour things tasty at all.

  Bai Haoran didn't forget to make a date with the other kids before he left, asking them to come find him tomorrow to go out and play.

  "Raindrop, can you tell Auntie what this thing is used for?"

  Bai Xinyi really couldn't understand, so she opened her mouth to ask.

  Yu Tong grinned mischievously and said, "Auntie, this is actually quite tasty. Why don't you make a juice out of it for us to try?"

  Bai Xinyi smiled and patted the little girl's head, "Little girl, you're so clever. After dinner, Auntie will make it for you. Today, Auntie is making meat dishes for you. Uncle Li Rui and others are coming over for dinner tonight."

  It's still a bit puzzling, usually this aunt rarely invites Li Rui to eat, but she can understand this point. Seeing the extra grain in the yard, she felt a little relieved, it seemed that her uncle had sent grain to their home, and the eldest sister was embarrassed.

  "Brother, come on, let's go learn how to write."

  They've been playing all afternoon, and before dinner tonight, she has to supervise this fun little brother to learn more.

  Bai Haoran played for the whole afternoon, when he saw his sister staring at him with big eyes and telling him to study, although he was not very willing, but still obediently followed Yueting up to the kang to review the words taught by Auntie in the morning.

  In Yu's opinion, this little kid is still quite clever. Although he's so small, the things he's been taught, as long as he puts his heart into it, generally won't be forgotten. He learned this in the afternoon and hasn't forgotten yet.

  When Li Rui and the army brought over the second cart of grain, Bai Xinyi's dinner was almost ready.

  The whole army and Li Rui put all the grain in the yard into the warehouse, so even if it rains, nothing will happen, otherwise this family has only one woman with two children, what can they do.

  When Da Jun and Li Rui entered the house, they saw the two little kids sitting at the dinner table writing seriously.

  The big army felt a bit funny, "Li Rui Ge, look at this and you'll know that learning is not just about age, I really admire Bai Ge, how did he give birth to two sensible kids?"

  If there's anyone who knows the inside story of the Bai siblings, it would be Li Rui. His son is mischievous, but the little girl is obedient, otherwise Old Man Bai wouldn't have spoiled their little girl so much.

  Yu Ting saw two people coming in and smiled at them, "Uncle Rui, Uncle Jun, you've arrived, come on up and take a break."

  Bai Haoran saw Li Rui coming over and stopped studying, crawling to his side to play with Da Jun. Although Da Jun was almost twenty years old, he still had a bit of a childish personality, and could play together with Bai Haoran.

  "Alright, stop playing, let's eat! There's meat for dinner tonight, don't be polite."

  When Bai Xinyi brought up the dishes, the room was suddenly filled with an enticing aroma.

  The general couldn't wait and took a bite, "Hmmm, I'm telling you, sister's cooking skills are top-notch, the dishes she makes are just fragrant..."

  Bai Xinyi smiled and patted his head, "Little guy, what craftsmanship am I good at? You should say that the meat is delicious, eat more of it. When you come to our house, don't be polite."

  After dinner, it was almost dark, and Bai Xinyi locked the courtyard door and started to cook sand ginger for her niece.

  Yu Sai still didn't feel at ease standing aside watching, until Bai Xinyi put the white sugar in, only then did she feel relieved.

  "Auntie, teach us how to read characters, and let's save this for tomorrow."

  For the little girl who loves learning, Bai Xinyi couldn't help but admire her. Such a small child is so fond of recognizing words, while other children are running wildly in the streets. Their child is too quiet, quiet to the point where she doesn't even seem like a kid.

  The next morning, Yuexiu went to see the sand ginger she made last night. When she saw the cooled-down pudding-like thing in the bowl, even she couldn't help but scoop a piece with a spoon and taste it.

  Wow, it's so delicious, sweet and not sour at all. "Auntie, come try some quickly."

  Yu Sai took a spoon and dug out a piece for Bai Xinyi, while Bai Haoran watched from the side, his eyes gleaming with desire. He hastily stretched out his hand, "Auntie, I want some too, quickly give me a taste."

  Bai Xinyi looked at her little nephew's anxious appearance and burst out laughing, "Little thing, wait for Auntie to get a bowl to serve it, it's delicious."

  Bai Haoran was holding a new food invention from home and eating it with great joy, his eyebrows and eyes curved into a smile.

  "Auntie, it's really delicious! Let's go pick some more sand pears and we can give them to dad, mom, and the uncles."

  The young nephew has food and does not forget his old father and brothers, Bai Xin strokes his head with a gratified smile.

  "Wei Ran is really a sensible child, Auntie will take you over today."

  Bai Haoran used to dig sand and forget about himself, calling out to his little friends. Bai Xinyi and other nephews gathered all the children together, just like a kindergarten teacher, carrying a basket and leading a large group of children into the desert.

  In the past, kids just wanted to have fun and play, so they gave all the sandworms they caught to Bai Xinyi. They didn't taste good anyway, and even if they had taken them, they wouldn't have been of much use.